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I’m speaking on the “AI Superpowers Unlocked” panel on May 15!

Masterminds Tampa Bay is holding their AI Superpowers Unlocked panel on Wednesday, May 15th with the following panelists:

  • Ken Pomella, CEO of RevStar, known for leveraging AI to enhance business growth and scalability.
  • ​Lenar Mukhamadiev, from IdelSoft, focusing on GenAI solutions for organizations and developing an AI-powered startup.
  • Sat Ramphal, CEO of Maya AI, a serial entrepreneur with deep expertise in AI applications in regulated industries.
  • Yours Truly, Joey de Villa, Supreme Developer Advocate for Unified.to, AI enthusiast, Python instructor, and general computational person about town.

Here’s Tampa Bay Masterminds’ description of the event:

Unlock the future of Artificial Intelligence at “AI Superpowers Unlocked: An Expert Panel,” an event meticulously crafted for entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, and forward-thinkers ready to explore AI’s transformative potential. Join us to gain practical insights on becoming a leader in AI application and connect with industry pioneers.

AGENDA

  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Socializing Time
  • 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM: Expert Panel Discussion
  • 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM: Audience Q&A / Conclusion

Main Takeaways:

​🧠 Understand the crucial role AI plays and why mastering it is essential.

​🧠 Learn strategies to best leverage AI for 2024 and beyond.

​🧠 Discover essential AI tools beyond ChatGPT.

​🧠 Explore best practices, ethics, and more through interactive FAQs.

Why You Should Attend:

🚀 Tailored for Forward-Thinkers: Designed for those poised to disrupt markets and lead innovations, this panel will help you stay ahead in the AI curve.

🚀 Unparalleled Insights: Spend an hour with AI luminaries discussing strategies and visionary applications to outpace competitors and drive success.

🚀 Networking Opportunity: Connect with like-minded professionals and innovators, and perhaps discover your next great collaboration.

This is a paid event — attendance is $35 and supports Tampa Bay Masterminds’ mission of fostering innovation and education in technology, with all ticket sales considered donations.

Want to attend? Register at lu.ma/superpowers!

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Business cards!

It’s been five years and a couple of jobs since I’ve had business cards, but as Unified.to’s Supreme Developer Advocate, I’ve been issued a set, and they arrived in the mail earlier this week.

They came in nice packaging…

…and rather than the traditional rectangular design, ours are square. On the front is Unified.to’s octopus logo and mascot…

…and on the back in Unified.to’s QR code and URL:

And, damn, do I like that box. It reminds me of this tweet about boxes and being a grown-up:

I don’t know much about Jukebox, the company that made these cards, but it seems that they’ve matched MOO (whose cards I’m familiar with from a handful of previous companies) and beaten them at the unboxing experience.

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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, April 29, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, April 29 through Sunday, May 5, 2024.

This week’s events

Monday, April 29

Event name and locationGroupTime
Hijacking an organization in 30 minutes with nothing but PowerShell
Online
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Arcade Monsters
Arcade Monsters I-Drive
Orlando Night Shift Third Shift Workers11:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!
Romi’s Tacos
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat
Romi’s Tacos
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Romi’s Tacos
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Women In Blockchain Talks Networking Event Tampa
Sterling Cigar Lounge & Bar
Women In Blockchain Talks5:00 PM to 7:00 PM BST
Young Professional Network & Social @ Gatlin Hall Brewing
Gatlin Hall Brewing
Young Professionals in Orlando #YPO5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Rising Sun – with Daimyo Box!
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Lazy Moon Pizza
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
April Viewing Party
8925 77th Terrace E
Sarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Three bridges brewing
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614
Online
Toastmasters District 487:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
World Tavern Poker at Cheshire’s Hilltop Tavern
503 N Dixie Ave
Southern Florida Bar Poker Fans!7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
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School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hitting the Road Part 1
Online
The Art Of Photography – Sarasota / Venice7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: The Road Less Travelled: Spinoza’s Philosophy, Part 2
Online
Orlando Stoics7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, April 30

Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Armature Works, Tampa: Tampa Devs is holding their “Meet and Greet” social gathering at Tampa’s big food hall, putting food and drink close by. They’ll be outside by the giant checker/chess boards. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 487:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Career Accelerator – Rock the Interview
Online
Tampa Cybersecurity Training10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Jog & Calisthenics
Park of the Americas
Orlando Night Shift Third Shift Workers10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
SeaGlass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Oldsamar/Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!
SeaGlass Tavern
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!
SeaGlass Tavern
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Oldsmar/Westchase Networking Lunch -Beef O Brady’s~ Meet your next referral
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 Sheldon
SeaGlass Tavern
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Alliance Club
763 Cortaro Dr
The Business Alliance11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
InfraGard Food and Agriculture Sector Spring Virtual Meetup
Online
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Cydra Biz Connect – Connect w/ High Level Orlando Biz Owners + Professionals
RockPit Brewing
Cydra Biz Connect6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at Downtown Pizza
Downtown Pizza Sports Bar and Grill
Florida Center for Creative Photography6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group
Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekly Tuesday Evening Online Zoom Meeting
Online
Pinellas Writers Group6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
TDevs – Meet & Greet @ Armature Works
Armature Works
Tampa Devs6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Women in Blockchain Talks x Bitcoin Bay
Real Freedom CoLab
Tampa Bay Bitcoin6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
305 Campus St
Toastmasters Division E6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
An introduction to SQL relational databases for complete beginners
Online
Florida Software School7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome 👍🐛
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 21667:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
2705 54th Ave N
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, May 1

Event name and locationGroupTime
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
PhotoWalk to Safety Harbor Marina (Veterans Park)
Veterans Memorial Marina Park
Florida Center for Creative Photography9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Off Week Get Together
Online
Carrollwood/Northdale Weekday Games and More11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
CIO Leadership Forum in Sarasota, FL
The Capital Grille
Florida CIO Forums with vTECH io11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!
Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sun City Center Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Keke’s Breakfast Café
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Just Love Coffee!
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us
Glory Days Grill
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup
Online
Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
New Port Richey Writers Group
New Port Richey Public Library
New Port Richey Writing Meetup Group4:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Playing Games in the Alley
The Alley at Southshore
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous presents Writing Workshop
Winter Park Library
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group5:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Backgammon Casual Games
The Basin Sanford
Sanford Backgammon Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
May 1 Intro
Andover Village Clubhouse
Learn Mah Jongg6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Monthly Lecture: Build Your Fantastical World – Elements of Fantasy Writing
Station House
Prose Society Writers Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Advance Resin 3D Printing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Blockchain Investors and Crypto Enthusiasts – St Pete Blockchain Meetup
St. Petersburg Distillery
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Castaways Euchre Club6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Strategies to Have Fun Communication
Online
Group for Improving Your Social Life7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
May Writer’s Meetup
8420 Ulmerton Rd
Largo Writing Meetup Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
2nd Annual AWS Security Specialty Certification Bootcamp – Domain 1 – Part 1
Online
Florida AWS Security Users Meetup Group8:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, May 2

Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the Vaco Office in Skycenter, Tampa: The Tampa Java User Group presents Next-Gen Testing Tools for Java with Daniel Hinojosa who will present:

  • Property-Based Testing with JQwik
  • Mutation Testing with PITest
  • Databases Testing with Test Containers
  • Performing RestFUL-based testing with Rest-Assured
  • Perform Asynchronous Testing and Verification using Awaitility

Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
The Happy Hangar Café
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING
The Happy Hangar Café
Tampa Bay Networking and Events8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Subsurface – Data Lakehouse Conference
Online
The Open Data Lakehouse Virtual Meetup Group9:00 AM to 11:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch
Bahama Breeze
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Artistry in Pixels: Exploring the Transition from Fine Art to XR Design
Online
Front End Creatives12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 4812:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Let’s improve the tabular model by combining queries | Ana María Bisbé York
Online
Orlando Power BI User Group1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Grand Bay Canasta
Online
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
✨🥽 How to Fast Track Your Career in the Game Industry ⏰ May 2nd, 3 PM EST
Online
Orlando Unity Developers Group3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
USA Wide Online Networking
Online
Profitable Networking Group – Orlando FL4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Open Hearted: A City District Open House Event
Serendipity Labs Private Offices & Coworking
TNT – Orlando Entrepreneurs Trying New Things5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 18: Black
Online – Not an in person Meetup
Florida Center for Creative PhotographyThursday, May 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL9)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Next-Gen Testing Tools for Java
5411 Skycenter Dr suite 675
Tampa Java User Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pm
Cafe Delanie
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Chess night!
Intergalactic Plastic – Toys, Comics, Games
Lakeland Chess Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Operations Automation Office Hours
Armature Works
Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome!
Panera Bread
Tampa Bay Drupal User Group7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
54th Ave Kava House
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
May – Poison Study
Rapp Brewing Company
Books & Brews!7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Fingerboard Meetup
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeny
bin and board
Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks
Online
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, May 3

Event name and locationGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Community Center
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Focused conversation for documentarians
Online
Write the Docs Florida8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!
Online
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking
Online
Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
D Ranch Preserve Trail Building Day
D Ranch Preserve
Volunteers for Conservation Florida9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – May 2024
Online
West Orlando WordPress Meetup10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
McAlister’s Deli
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night!
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Star Trek Ascendancy
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Ladies Explore – Dinner & Drinks at Dubsdread
The Tap Room at Dubsdread
Ladies Book & Explorer Club6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor
Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – Tampa
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Friday Night Smash Bros at Unlucky Roll
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Tsudoi
Grain and Berry – USF
Tampa Japanese Meetup7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Book Discussion: I Must Betray You
Vino Bistro of Sarasota
Pages and Plates Book Club7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Let’s Go Bowling!
Bowlero bowling lane
Adventure Group of Central Florida7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Crane’s Roost
Cranes Roost Park
Young Adults Orlando Singles Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Horror Friends Movie Night – Tarot!!!
AMC Veterans 24
Horror Fan Fun Time Gang7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Solana Hackathon WorkGroup
1205 N Franklin St
Solana Tampa8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe EventsFriday, May 3, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, May 4

Event name and locationGroupTime
Creative business minds & coffee
Foxtail Coffee & Kelly’s Ice Cream – Hunters Creek
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala
Marion County Literacy Council
Toastmasters Division G8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Learn to Photograph Animals in Zoos
Okeefe’s Tavern
Florida Center for Creative Photography9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors
16120 US Hwy 19 N
Pinellas Writers Group9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
The Ultimate FB Ads Mastery Program: Fuel Your Business Growth
Online
Business Owners Focused on AI Lead Generation and Networking9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
The Process of Writing
Online
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime10:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Navigating Success: Customer Journey tools & techniques Workshop
Online
Entrepreneur’s Guild: Growing Your Business11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
In-Person Event: Free Robotics Workshop, Wesley Chapel (7-14 Yrs)
RAW Space Collaborative
In person Robotics Meetup Group For Kids11:00 AM to 12:30 PM PDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Saturday DND
Warforged Tabletop Games
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Blood on the Clocktower – Star Wars Day Edition
John Chesnut Sr. Park
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
ICCF Monthly Meeting w/Neil N: How to Invent: Expectations from idea to market.
Orlando Science Center
Inventors Council of Central Florida1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Deltona Library’s Board Game Day **New Event**
2150 Eustace Ave
Board Gamers of West Volusia1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
NNO Book Club: The One
Seasons 52
Nerd Night Out1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
Library Book Clubs – OCLS1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Game Day: First Saturday of Every Month
Melrose Center
Hosted By Indienomicon2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
May the 4th be with you. Star Wars Day Celebration
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup2:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
New World Tampa
Tampa Bookworms2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Over the Board Chess Meetup in Tampa!
Blind Tiger Cafe
Climbers of Mount Chesseverest2:10 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games3:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!3:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
May the Fourth B – IFPA Pinball Tournament
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Board Game Saturday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Group Outing- The Mall
Oviedo Mall
Gaming.net5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Happy Star Wars Game Night
IHOP
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Murder Mystery Walking Adventure – May the Fourth
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, May 5

Event name and locationGroupTime
FCCP Photowalk at the Florida Botanical Gardens
Florida Botanical Gardens
Florida Center for Creative Photography9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Thaliondor Practice Day!
Brick City Adventure Park
Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Warhammer 40K
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
You Got The Look …Lets Accessorise
Hollis Garden
The Lakeland Shooters, Polk County Photography & Modeling11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Blood on the Clocktower at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming12:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Venice
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Euchre Tournament!!!!!
Online
Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Monthly Gaming at the Deltona Library
Deltona Regional Branch Library
Board Gamers of West Volusia12:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Beyond the Golden Vault (tier 3, lvl 12 preferred)
Campus Cards and Games
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Spill the Tea Journaling & Book Club
Brach Bum Brewing
Beach Bums, Brews, Events and News2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Game Day
Dented Keg Ale Works
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)3:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
1103 Fredrick Ln
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Open Game Night
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Business Seminar
50 SE 1st Ave
Ocala Business Development Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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About this list

How do I put this list together? It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

What goes into this list? I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:

  • Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
  • Tech project management / agile processes
  • Video, board, and role-playing games
  • Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
  • Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
  • Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
  • Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, April 22, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, April 22 through Sunday, April 28, 2024.

This week’s events

Monday, April 22

Event name and locationGroupTime
Coffee Connections
140 6th St SW
Social Professionals in Winter Haven7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
In person at Fords Garage St Pete
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat
Romi’s Tacos
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!
Romi’s Tacos
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Trinity Professional Networking Lunch Start your week off with more connections!
Cantina Viajero
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Romi’s Tacos
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
APRIL BINGO @ Wine and Wood in Hyde Park (RSVP SOON FOR BEST SEATING)
614 S Howard Ave unit c
Tampa Bay Happy Hour Meetup5:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 486:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Root w/Advanced Setup
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Lazy Moon Pizza
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs
Nerdy Needs
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only)
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Introduction to RPI Education
Online
RPI Education Networking Group – Florida (Ocala)6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Three bridges brewing
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
World Tavern Poker at Cheshire’s Hilltop Tavern
503 N Dixie Ave
Southern Florida Bar Poker Fans!7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
none
School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: The Road Less Travelled: Spinoza’s Philosophy, Part 1
Online
Orlando Stoics7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, April 23

Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., online: v-Lean Coffee! This happens other week, and you can talk about Lean, Agile, and other work topics. Find out more and register here!

Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., online: Computer Coach features Tech Training Navigator, which is your chance to find out more about the career-boosting tech training programs available at Computer Coach. Find out more and register here.

I’ll admit it; OPUG’s Meetup group photo made me laugh.

Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., online: The Orlando Python User Group’s monthly meeting happens tonight! “You can show off a project you’re working on or any problems that we can help solve,” they say, and they’re always looking for people to give lightning, beginner, and skill-based talks. Find out more and register here.

Also on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., online: Google Women Techmakers Florida presents “What the Heck is AI? AI/ML Intro and Google Gen AI Tutorial.” This is an introductory session aimed at explaining what Generative AI is, how it is used, and how it differs from traditional machine learning methods. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
v-Lean Coffee
Online
Tampa Bay Agile7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 487:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Volunteer Fair
Palm Harbor Library
North Pinellas Community Leaders10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Jog & Calisthenics
Park of the Americas
Orlando Night Shift Third Shift Workers10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!
SeaGlass Tavern
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
SeaGlass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Oldsamar/Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 Sheldon
SeaGlass Tavern
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Alliance Club
763 Cortaro Dr
The Business Alliance11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
InfraGard Healthcare Sector Spring Virtual Meetup
Online
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
PDM SWUGs Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner! (& maybe a midnight snack), Open discussion
Online
PDM-SWUG, SolidWorks User Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Chess club Tuesdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Virtual Tech Training Navigator
Online
Career Success Academy5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Power Networking in Sarasota
Yard House
Project Management of Pinellas County6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Together we are stronger
Online
Friends with skills and resources6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Weekly Tuesday Evening Online Zoom Meeting
Online
Pinellas Writers Group6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group
Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Build The Game Dots and Boxes in Flutter
Online
Gdg Ocala6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekday Writing Get Down
The Writers Room
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!)
Online
Central Florida Computer Society7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pythonic Monthly Meeting
Online
The Orlando Python User Group7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Self Publishing with AI
Online
Clearwater Podcasters7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
What the Heck is AI? AI/ML Intro and Google Gen AI Tutorial
Online
Google Women Techmakers Florida7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Creative Speaking
Roots To Crown
Creative Speaking St Pete7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome 👍🐛
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 21667:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Hacienda for April 2024
Superica Winter Park
Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Spy × Family Code: White $6 Movies
AMC West Shore 14
Anime N’ Nerds7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
2705 54th Ave N
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, April 24

Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., online: Heart of Agile’s monthly Coffee Corner brings people together via Zoom from all over the world in a casual setting to share and discuss ways we collaborate, deliver, reflect, and improve. Find out more and register here.

Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., Dracula’s Legacy Wine Bar and Bistro, Tampa: Coders, Creatives and Craft Beer present a very different kind of meetup — at Tampa’s newest vampire-themed bar and bistro! Come join us as we talk about tech and other topics while enjoying the setting of Dracula art. C’mon — you know you want to attend this one! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!
The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Sheffield Park
Sheffield Park
Suncoast Drone Club9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Board Games at the library
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Carrollwood/Northdale Weekday Games and More11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Lunch
Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sun City Center Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Keke’s Breakfast Café
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us
Glory Days Grill
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lunch Hour Meetup
Online
Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Heart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee Corner
Online
Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup
Online
Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
New Port Richey Writers Group: Improve your writing skills!
LIBRARY
New Port Richey Writing Meetup Group4:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Playing Games in the Alley
The Alley at Southshore
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Coders, Creatives, and… Count Dracula?!
Dracula’s Legacy Wine Bar & Bistro Tampa
Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Introduction To Composition For Photographers! Techniques To Improve Your Images
Online
Tampa St Pete Photography Community6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOM
Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Preparing for your Next DevOps Job
Bush Science Center
Orlando DevOps6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup
Online
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
The invisible life of Addie Larue -midway
IHOP
The Weirder Things Book Club6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Discuss Plato
Jimmy Hula’s Winter Park
Orlando Philosophy and Current Events Discussion Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group
Online
Tampa Writers Alliance6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Castaways Euchre Club6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Fusion 360 Quick Start Class
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Agile: The Gathering
The Thirsty Topher
Agile Orlando7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
CitrusSec Meetup
10 Ten Brewing Co.
Central Florida CitySec7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing
Deadwords Brewing
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
How to Improve Your Conversations
Online
Group for Improving Your Social Life7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Orlando Word Lab – How to Plot Like a Pro
Winter Park Library
Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, April 25

Thursday is Day 1 of the Front-End Design Conference! There are still some tickets left as I write this. Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at 501 E. Kennedy, Tampa: The DUG Power Platform and Dynamics 365 meetup is hosting Power Pages w Nikita Polyakov. Here’s your chance to experiment with Copilot for Power Pages and build a test site — bring a laptop! Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Del Frisco’s Grille, Tampa: Tampa Bay AWS User Group is holding their largest event of the year: their annual Social Networking Event. Come meet eveyone and get to know some of the cloud partners that support our local tech community: CloudSaver, JetSweep, and the non-profit H.U.G. Reading Program! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
The Happy Hangar Café
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Front-End Design Conference
Palladium Theater
Front-End Design Conference8:30 AM to 9:00 PM EDT
Secure access and ensure compliance with access certification
Online
Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch
Bahama Breeze
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
InfraGard Financial Services Sector Spring Virtual Meetup
Online
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 4812:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Grand Bay Canasta
Online
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
DUG Tampa April Power Meetup : Power Pages w Nikita Polyakov
501 E Kennedy Blvd
DUG Power Platform & Dynamics 365 – Tampa5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
April Happy Hour!!
Evie’s Tavern & Grill On Main Street
Business and Social Networking5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Jump On The Sarasota SCENE With Rohring Results! A Networking Event
Art Avenue
Small Businesses Getting Success With Social Media Marketing5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL8)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
TBDEG – Open Discussion on Data Modeling
Online
Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
AWS Social Networking Event!
Del Frisco’s Grille
Tampa Bay AWS User Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
AWE Nite Orlando: XR Mixer/ Networking
64 N Orange Ave
AWE Nite Orlando6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District
Hourglass Brewing at Hourglass District
Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign.
405 Mahogany Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
The Vanishing Season – by Joanna Schaffhausen
Barbara S. Ponce Public Library
Mystery and Thriller St Pete Book Club6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Relaxed Social for Young Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
Cres Community
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Writing Meetup
HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House
Tampa Free Writing Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group
Barnes & Noble Carrollwood
Tampa Writers Alliance6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
WordPress
Online
Tampa Bay Technology Center7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Operations Automation Office Hours
Armature Works
Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
3D Printing Guild
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
WordPress Monthly Meetup
Online
WordPress Clearwater FL7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
54th Ave Kava House
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Book Club: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Asian Pearl
Geekocracy!7:00 PM to 10:55 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro
Green Bench Brewing Company
St. Pete Booze and Book Club7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Friday, April 26

Friday is Day 2 of the Front-End Design Conference! There are still some tickets left as I write this. Find out more and register here.

Friday at 12:00 p.m., online: Tampa Bay UX Group is holding their Virtual Portfolio Share & Review! “In this virtual event, one brave UXer will present their portfolio and open themselves up to questions and feedback from the group.” Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
Fun Run
Hyatt Place St. Petersburg / Downtown
Front End Conf Events7:00 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Community Center
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
FOURTH Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – April 2024
Axum Coffee
West Orlando WordPress Meetup8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!
Online
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking
Online
Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Front-End Design Conference
Palladium Theater
Front-End Design Conference9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
AI: Empowering Transformation – A Personal Journey of Rebuilding
Online
Career Success Academy10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
McAlister’s Deli
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
S Orlando/Dr Phillips: Join us for fun connection growth & networking too!
Orlando, Florida
Powerful Women Networking11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Portfolio Share & Review
Online
Tampa Bay UX Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club-“Two Lives in Pittsburg”
AMC Sundial
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night!
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Camping at Zolfo Springs, all ages!
Pioneer Park
Outdoor Adventures South FloridaFriday, April 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT
ONLINE Board Game Fridays!
Online
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Putt Putt Dinner
Evie’s Tavern & Grill on Bee Ridge
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
RANDOM EUCHRE TOURNAMENT
Euchre
Castaways Euchre Club6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Outdoor Escape Room Competition- Escapely and dinner at Gringo’s
Gringos Locos DOWNTOWN
Orlando Escape Room Meetup6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport
Peninsula Cocktails + Kitchen
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Fallen Leaves @ Eckerd College
Miller Auditorium
The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group6:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Guild
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night
410 Dancing Water Dr
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)7:00 PM to 11:59 PM EDT
Friday Night Smash Bros at Unlucky Roll
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor
Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – Tampa
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
3D Printing Hang Out
MakerFX Makerspace
3D Printing Orlando7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Solana Hackathon WorkGroup
1205 N Franklin St
Solana Tampa8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe EventsFriday, April 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, April 27

Event name and locationGroupTime
Coffee and Crypto
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala
Marion County Literacy Council
Toastmasters Division G8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Creative business minds & coffee
Foxtail Coffee & Kelly’s Ice Cream – Hunters Creek
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
FCCP Photowalk at John Chesnut Park
John Chesnut Park
Florida Center for Creative Photography8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
April Study Group
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
Tampa Bay Techies9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Workday – Make a Better Space!
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace10:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
IIBA Tampa Bay day of beautification at Duran Park
Online
Hosted By IIBA Tampa Bay10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Italian Fest
THE ST PETE PIER
Geekocracy!10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Model Photographer Event: Capturing Creatives
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
Creative Meet-UpSaturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:00 AM to Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT
🌐 SAT 4/27 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM
Online
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Craft Saturdays
The Writers Room
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Navigating Success: Customer Journey tools & techniques Workshop
Online
Entrepreneur’s Guild: Growing Your Business11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Lorcana Into the Inklands Championship
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games11:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Online | VIRTUAL Mastermind Experience: Connecting, Creating & Collaborating
Anywhere You Want!
Women’s Prosperity Network | Fort Lauderdale Chapter12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Saturday DND
Warforged Tabletop Games
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream Preview
Online
New Entrepreneurship Connections1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
Library Book Clubs – OCLS1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Martyr!
Barnes & Noble
No Tomes Allowed Book Club2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
AN AFTERNOON OF THRILLS & SUSPENSE: A Braden River Library Event
Braden River Branch Library
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Over the Board Chess Meetup in Tampa!
Blind Tiger Cafe
Climbers of Mount Chesseverest2:10 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Board Game Saturday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dice Throne Ranked Tournament
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
I AM A KEEPER – Singles DATING GAME Night – Tampa Bay
McAlister’s Deli
I’M A KEEPER! I Date With High Standards and Healthy Values!5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
I AM A KEEPER – LET’S CONNECT Singles Game Night – Tampa Bay!
McAlister’s Deli
I Am A Keeper: Is Moving to I’M A KEEPER!5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 5 – DM Mike
Coliseum of Comics – East Colonial
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Beauty and the Beast @ American Stage in the Park
Demens Landing Park
Gen Geek6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monthly Meet the MOC-ers
Bricks & Minifigs Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte Adult Fans of Lego Meetup Group7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, April 28

Event name and locationGroupTime
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Jack Willie’s (New start time)
Jack Willie’s Bar, Grill & Tiki
Suncoast Drone Club9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Warhammer 40K
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Thaliondor Practice Day!
Brick City Adventure Park
Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club- “Documentary Shorts Block 2”
AMC Sundial
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Venice
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Games at Big Storm in Odessa
Big Storm Brewing Co. – Odessa
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Writer’s Meet-Up: Let’s Hang Out and Write
The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete
Prose Society Writers Group12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Monthly Gaming at the DELAND Library!
DeLand Regional Library
Board Gamers of West Volusia12:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
April Book Club
Latte Vino
One Fantasy At A Time1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
CNC Router-Engraved-Milling
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Winter Park Chess Meetup
Barnie’s Coffee and Tea
Winter Park Social Chess Club2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventures with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group3:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Game Day
Dented Keg Ale Works
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)3:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
1103 Fredrick Ln
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Ladies Night @ Bricks & Minifigs Port Charlotte
Bricks & Minifigs Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte Adult Fans of Lego Meetup Group5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Continuing adventures in the setting of Symbaroum.
Warforged Tabletop Games
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group5:30 PM to 9:45 PM EDT
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens!
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Open Game Night
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Gospel Karaoke and Bible Study
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Find Your Funny Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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About this list

How do I put this list together? It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

What goes into this list? I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:

  • Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
  • Tech project management / agile processes
  • Video, board, and role-playing games
  • Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
  • Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
  • Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
  • Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky
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Artificial Intelligence What I’m Up To

Retrieval-augmented generation explained “Star Wars” style

By popular demand, here are the “slides” from my presentation this morning at Civo Navigate Local Tampa, Make Smarter AI Apps with RAG!

Retrieval-Augmented Generation, also known as RAG for short, is an AI technique that combines…

  • A machine learning model with
  • A mechnanism for retrieving additional information that the model doesn’t have

…to enhance or improve the responses generated by the model.

At this point, you’re probably thinking this:

This talk runs from 11:15 to 11:30 a.m., which is just before lunch, and I’m not at my cognitive best. Can you explain RAG in an easy-to-digest way, possibly using Star Wars characters?

I’m only too happy to oblige!

Consider the case where you ask an LLM a question that it doesn’t “know” the answer for. The exchange ends up something like this:

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With retrieval-augmented generation, you improve the response by augmenting the prompt you send to the LLM with data or computation from an external source:

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Because RAG provides additional information to the LLM, it solves two key problems:

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Here’s a lower-level view of RAG — it starts with the cleaning and conversion of the supplementary data:

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Once that supplemetary data has been cleaned and converted, the next step is to convert it into small chunks of equal size:

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Those chunks are then converted into vectors. If you’re not really into math but into programming, think of vectors as arrays of numbers. Each of the numbers in the vector is a value between 0.0 and 1.0, and each vector typically has hundreds of elements. In a diagram below, I’ve greatly simplified the vectors so that they’re made up of only three elements:

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The whole process of cleaning/converting, then chunking, then embedding is called indexing:

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Now that you know what’s happening “under the hood,” let revisit the RAG diagram, but with more detail:

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Here’s what’s happening:

  1. Luke asks the question: “Who built you, Threepio?” That’s the query.
  2. The query is converted into vectors.
  3. The “vectorized” query is compared against the vectors that make up the supplementary information — the vectorstore — and the system retrieves a small set of the vectors that are most similar to the query vector.
  4. The query vector and the supplmentary vectors from the vectorstore are combined into a prompt.
  5. The prompt is then sent to the LLM.
  6. The LLM responds to the prompt.

That was the “hand-wavey” part of my lightning talk. The rest of the talk was demonstrating a simple RAG system written in Python and running in a Jupyter Notebook. If you’re really curious and want to see the code, you can download the Jupyter Notebook here.

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Artificial Intelligence Programming What I’m Up To

Video and materials from my “AI: How to Jump in Right Away” presentation for Austin Forum

On Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:15 p.m. Central / 7:15 p.m. Eastern / 23:15 UTC, I led an online introductory session for people who to dive into AI titled AI: How to Jump In Right Away. The recording’s now on YouTube, and you can watch my presentation in its entirety there!

My session was part of Austin Forum on Technology and Society’s third annual AI April, a month of presentations, events, and podcasts dedicated to AI capabilities, applications, future impacts, challenges, and more.

Here are links to the video and supplementary material for the presentation:

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Artificial Intelligence Humor Reading Material

The best damned intro to a book on machine learning ever…

…appears in Vasily “vas3k” Zubarev’s Machine Learning for Everyone, which begins with:

Machine Learning is like sex in high school. Everyone is talking about it, a few know what to do, and only your teacher is doing it.